Asia and the Pacific

Asia and the Pacific

Promoting Green Finance in Hong Kong

By Kenneth Leung Kai-cheong In the 2018-19 budget, the Hong Kong government unveiled the Green Board Programme to support green projects of companies by encouraging them...

UBank Launches World’s First Green Term Deposit

UBank has today launched the UBank Green Term Deposit, which is the world's first green term deposit and certified by the Climate Bonds Initiative....

AC Energy Eyeing Financial Closing Accords for RE Projects Worth $1...

AC Energy Inc., the power arm of conglomerate Ayala Corp., is eyeing to sign financial closing agreements for renewable power projects worth $1 billion...

ReNew Raises $375 Million Through Green Bond Issue

Indian renewable energy independent power producer (IPP) ReNew Power Limited has announced that it has successfully concluded a green bond issue of $375 million....

Bahrain’s KHCB Inaugurates its Khaleeji eTrade Platform

Bahrain-based Khaleeji Commercial Bank (KHCB) has inaugurated its Khaleeji eTrade platform, according to local newswire. The platform enables the bank’s clients to easily open accounts...

Powering Up Sustainable Energy for Asia

Asia’s cryosphere, the vast stores of frozen water in the high mountains that feed the rivers on which some 1.3 billion people depend, is...